Event 20: $550 No Limit Hold'em Turbo | 2010 Aussie Millions

01-31-2010 16:14 UTC+11

Money, Money, Money!

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The numbers you have been waiting for are in!

As mentioned earlier, 250 players took their seats today, each buying for AUD $550, generating a total prize pool of AUD $125,000.

The top 27 players will be paid, as follows (all amounts are in AUD):

1st place: $28,875
2nd place: $20,000
3rd place: $15,000
4th place: $11,250
5th place: $8,750
6th place: $6,875
7th place: $5,000
8th place: $3,750
9th place: $2,500
10th place: $2,000
11th - 18th place: $1,500
19th - 27th place: $1,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

01-31-2010 16:00 UTC+11

Top of the Pops

[user135779]

These are our top five chip counts (approximate) as of 4pm GMT +11:

Joey Baker - 42,000
Marcus Willis - 37,000
Dave Lee - 32,000
Tony Yarranton - 29,500
Jason Guiliano - 29,000

01-31-2010 15:59 UTC+11

Yarranton Chips Up

[user135779]

Tony Yarranton has just shot up to the top of our chip counts after eliminating an opponent.

We just managed to catch the board of {3-Clubs}

and the opponent showing down {q-?}

, but Yarranton had cracked him with a straight holding {a-Hearts}

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The opponent went busto and Yarranton is up to 29,500 as a result.

01-31-2010 15:39 UTC+11

Event 17 Results

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Mark Segal: Event 17 winner still in today's field!

Due to unforseen circumstances, PokerNews was unable to provide live reporting coverage of Event 17: $1,150 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys.

However we can confirm that the winner of that tournament was Mark Segal, taking down the title along with AUD $70,720 and the championship ring after besting a field of 56 players.

The final table of eight players were paid, as follows (all prizes are in AUD):

1st place: Mark Segal (UK) $70,720
2nd place: George Moussa (Australia) $48,620
3rd place: Charles Cuschieri (Australia) $33,150
4th place: Clark Hamagami (Canada) $24,310
5th place: Emmanuel Seal (Australia) $16,575
6th place: Joe Williams (Canada) $12,155
7th place: Kenneth Damm (Denmark) $8,840
8th place: Yngve Steen (Norway) $6,630

Incidentally, Segal is in today's field and is currently on 12,000 in chips.

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

01-31-2010 15:29 UTC+11

Amanda Simpson Eliminated

[user135779]

We saw Amanda Simpson out on the rail and she kindly took our request to recall the details of her elimination.

Simpson moved the last of her short stack into the middle from the big blind with {9-?}

before the flop and found herself with a good chance to double up against an opponent's {a-?}

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However a king hit on the flop, then an ace spiked on the river to give her opponent two pair, which held up, thus sending Simpson sailing away.

01-31-2010 15:11 UTC+11

Recent Eliminations

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We have just confirmed that both Raemin 'The Moose' Alexander and Greg Shillig have hit the rail during the first stanza of play.

However the biggest stack to have emerged in the room to date is Jason Guiliano with 29,700 in chips.

01-31-2010 14:59 UTC+11

Play Resumes

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The cards are back in the air!

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0